Doctoral School

September 2019 Application Deadlines

Please note that we are no longer accepting applications for the VRS or PhD programmes for September 2019 entry as the application deadline has now passed. We will open for applications for September 2020 entry from November 2019.

September 2019 Application Deadlines

The School’s deadline for completed postgraduate research applications (MPhil/PhD and Visiting Research Student (VRS)) for September 2019 entry is 11.59pm, 30 June 2019. However, some Departments have chosen to remain open beyond this deadline for MPhil/PhD applications. Details of specific Departmental deadlines can be found below.

Please be advised, no extensions are permitted beyond the stipulated deadlines.

VRS Programmes

All VRS applications adhere to the School’s closure deadline of 11.59pm 30 June 2019, regardless of Department.

MPhil/PhD Programmes

Closed to all applications after the deadline of 11.59pm, 30 June 2019

The following MPhil/PhD programmes are adhering to the School’s closure deadline of 11.59pm, 30 June 2019 for completed programme applications:

Development Studies

Film Studies

Financial and Management Studies

Gender Studies

Global Studies

History

International Development

Law

Linguistics

Media

Music

Religions

Translation Studies

In order to be considered for one of the above MPhil/PhD programmes, your application must:

be submitted by 11.59pm, 30 June 2019 AND

become complete – including two acceptable references – by 11.59pm, 30 June 2019. Any incomplete applications for the above MPhil/PhD programmes will be withdrawn after this time.

Closed to new applications after the deadline of 11.59pm, 30 June 2019

The following MPhil/PhD programmes are closing to new programme applications from 11.59pm 30 June 2019, but are continuing to consider applications already in the system that become complete by 11.59pm, 15 August 2019:

African Languages and Cultures

Anthropology and Sociology

China and Inner Asia

Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies

Japan and Korea

Near and Middle East

South Asia

South East Asia

In order to be considered for one of the above MPhil/PhD programmes, your application must:

be submitted by 11.59pm, 30 June 2019. You will not be able to create or submit a programme application after this time.

be deemed complete – including two acceptable references – by 11.59pm, 15 August 2019. Any incomplete applications for the above MPhil/PhD programmes will be withdrawn after this time.

Closed to all applications after 11.59pm, 15 August 2019

The following MPhil/PhD programmes are remaining open to all applications until 11.59pm, 15 August 2019:

Development Economics

Economics

History of Art and Archaeology

Politics and International Studies

In order to be considered for one of the above MPhil/PhD programmes, your application must:

be submitted by 11.59pm,15 August 2019 AND

become complete – including two acceptable references – by 11.59pm, 15 August 2019. Any incomplete applications for the above MPhil/PhD programmes will be withdrawn after this time.